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Franklin County auditors report no fraud, commissioners authorize 2025 engagement
Summary
Auditor Rodney M. Burns told the county commission that 2024 discrepancies stemmed from a systems transition and that he found no evidence of fraud; commissioners authorized a 2025 audit engagement with Rodney M. Burns, CPA LLC.
Rodney M. Burns, the county's independent auditor, told the Franklin County Commission on Jan. 7 that discrepancies in 2024 balances arose from the transition to the Tyler financial system and that his review found no missing funds or evidence of fraud.
"No evidence for fraud," Burns said while explaining that the Tyler system had rolled forward balances without reconciling differences, leaving several hundred thousand dollars of discrepancies that required adjustments in the 2024 audit.
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